Olympus BF-UC180F - Page 134

Chapter 7 Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization Procedures
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ULTRASONIC BRONCHOFIBERVIDEOSCOPE BF-UC180F
 Nonsterile water rinse and alcohol flush
1. Fill a small basin with clean water.
2. Immerse all equipment in clean water and follow all procedures described in
“Sterile water rinse” on page 126.
3. Fill a small basin with 70% ethyl or isopropyl alcohol.
4. Immerse all equipment in the alcohol.
5. Gently agitate the equipment in the alcohol.
6. Using the 30 cm
3
(30 ml) syringe, flush the interior and recessed parts of all
equipment with alcohol to remove all air bubbles.
7. Rub the bristles of the channel cleaning brushes and channel-opening
cleaning brush to remove all air bubbles.
8. Attach the 30 cm
3
(30 ml) syringe to the suction cleaning adapter and flush
the adapter with 30 cm
3
(30 ml) of alcohol to remove all air bubbles.
9. Remove the suction cleaning adapter from the alcohol and remove all
alcohol from it.
10. Remove all equipment from the alcohol.
11. Using a sterile, lint-free cloth, thoroughly wipe and dry all external surfaces.
12. Dry all equipment.
13. Store the components following the instructions given in Chapter 9, “Storage
and Disposal”.